At 93, Moira Brown is living out a dream she's nursed for decades. According to NPR, she'll be in Boston on June 13th to watch Scotland play Haiti—the country's first World Cup match since 1998. Brown, among Scotland's oldest 'Tartan Army' supporters, calls herself 'the luckiest person in this world.' For her, this isn't just a soccer match; it's the payoff of nearly three decades of hope, rooted in the pride of seeing her nation finally return to the World Cup.

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